The main goal of the project implemented in cooperation with the “Julia Taft Refugee Fund” was to provide refugee families with housing for six months, paying their rent and utilities, so that the families can learn Latvian and start looking for jobs, thus facilitating their integration into Latvian society. 

The project was aimed at providing continuous informational support to refugees from Ukraine in Latvia by maintaining and regularly updating reliable resources that provided accurate information about the support and services offered by the state, local municipalities and NGOs. “I Want to Help Refugees” ensured the coordination of information exchanged between the local

The project was co-funded by the Society Integration Programme of the City of Riga. The aim was to help refugees from Ukraine in Latvia to learn Latvian. Three different activities for language learning in an informal atmosphere were developed during the project:

The project was funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA and Norway Grants Programme “Active Citizens Fund”. The aim of the project was to coordinate the involvement of civil society in support initiatives, as well as to provide regularly updated information to the citizens of Latvia and the refugees from Ukraine in Latvia on the possibilities of providing and receiving support. 

The project involving volunteers in the support of refugees of war from Ukraine was implemented with the support of the Society Integration Foundation. The aim of the project was to promote a safe and socially valuable exchange of information on the Facebook group “I want to help refugees”. The group serves as a great platform t

The project, supported by the Society Integration Foundation, allowed to coordinate an active team of volunteers, to communicate about the problems of beneficiaries of international protection and persons with an alternative status in Latvia, as well as to advocate for their rights.

The project, in cooperation with the UN Refugee Agency, enabled the provision of assistance and support to beneficiaries of international protection, cooperation with the public and non-governmental sectors, and the search for constructive and sustainable solutions for integration.

“I Want to Help Refugees” with the support of the Society Integration Foundation, implemented a project that enabled the creation and coordination of an active team of volunteers, raised awareness on the issues faced by beneficiaries of international protection, as well as promoted interaction between the local community and beneficiaries of international protection.

In response to the negative public perception asylum seekers and refugees, as evidenced by various statistical data, from March to November 2018, “I Want to Help Refugees” implemented the “Bēgļu kurpēs”(“In the shoes of refugees”) project. Its authors Anna Audere and Ieva Grundsteina visited schools in Riga and conducted an educational programme and a simulation game for pupils about the circumstances of leaving one’s homeland, crossing national borders and giving a new meaning to one’s life in a strange place. The project “Bēgļu kurpēs” aimed to reduce stereotypes among young people about asylum seekers and refugees who are subject to intolerance and discrimination and to promote tolerance.

The project organised 8 “Living Libraries”, which gave newcomers the opportunity to meet with the citizens of Riga and learn about each other without the media.